10 Jun
2004
10 Jun
'04
4:35 a.m.
On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 08:41:10 -0400, Dave Robillard wrote:
If you can't code, and can't help out in more
concrete ways (testing and
documentation etc.), but still want to help, by all means go out there
and promote, organize, help out in other ways, that's great. But don't
expect developers to give a crap. It's a good thing they don't or
nothing would actually get coded at all.
Marek has provided valuable input to several projects. And I dont think
that not being a coder means you shouldn't have an opinion. I think the
free software world tends to glorify hackers sometimes. Just cos we
occasionaly plonk out butts down and scrabble away on a keyboard for a
couple of hours doesn't mean we should be treated like royalty.
There are plently of people in this community who have put in as much
effort as most coders.
If John Q. Hacker cared about PR, he wouldn't be
that much of a hacker
would he? :)
Heh. Lazyness, Imapatience and Hubris.
Heck, I write programs I don't even release
because I'm too lazy (ie
this: http://chat.carleton.ca/~drobilla/patchbay.png).. PR isn't even on
the radar screen.
Yeah, where is that whizzy patchbay, I've been waiting a while now ;)
- Steve
